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Delta Air Lines–Northwest Airlines merger. On April 15, 2008, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced a merger agreement. [1] The merger of the two carriers formed what was then the largest commercial airline in the world, with 786 aircraft. The Delta Air Lines brand was retained, while Northwest's brand officially ended in 2010.
Website. www.nwa.com. Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. [ 1 ] The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Northwest was headquartered in Eagan ...
A Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300, shortly before the merger with Delta in 2008. Delta Air Lines as it exists today is the result of numerous mergers over its history. Predecessor carriers include: Chicago and Southern Air Lines (formed in 1933, merged into Delta in 1953). [24]
Northwest Airlines Airbus A320. Northwest Airlines was a major United States airline which existed from 1926 until 2010, when it merged with Delta Air Lines and became part of Delta Air Lines' fleet. At the time of the merger, it had a total of 309 aircraft. It was also the last U.S. airline to have a dedicated cargo fleet and routes.
Douglas M. Steenland (born September 17, 1951) [1] is an American former corporate attorney and former airline executive. He had a 17-year career at Northwest Airlines, where he held numerous executive roles, including as president from 2001 through 2008, [2] and president and CEO of Northwest from October 2004 until its merger with Delta Air Lines in October 2008. [3]
Before its 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta's fleet was made up solely of American manufacturers' aircraft (except the Airbus A310, which was acquired from the collapsed Pan American World Airways). Aircraft from overseas manufacturers like Airbus joined the fleet after the merger with Northwest, and more have since been added.
Six Delta Air Lines (DAL) flight attendants have sued the carrier for distributing smaller profit-sharing paychecks to former Northwest Airlines employees than to other workers, the Associated ...
Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in the United States to Narita International Airport in Japan. On October 9, 2002, while over the Bering Sea , the Boeing 747-400 experienced a lower rudder hardover event, which occurs when an aircraft's rudder deflects to ...